Indiana Rose

Has anyone from the Indianapolis area used Dr. Christopher Belcher? He is an infectioous disease doc.

Cobbiemommy, You said to keep my son on antibiotics as long as he needs them-how will I know? I have a feeling that my son was exposed/had strep again last Fall as I had taken him in to his pediatrition because he was complaining of a sore throat-he tested negative for strep so didn't receive antibiotics. I ended up pulling him out of school in February to home school him things got so bad. I have a sister in her forties who STILL gets strep throat! Another issue that we have been struggling with lately is the constant soiling of my son's underwear. We're not talking a minor laundry inconvenience here-it smells ungodly! I treat his undershorts and pants with prewash and wash them, sometimes twice, and there is still a smell. (sorry if TMI, I am a nurse so am used to such conversation). Last night out of frustration I was knocking on the bathroom door (while he is preparing for his second shower of the day) begging my 13 year old man/child to let me in so I could SHOW him how to clean his bum (his dad refused). I have asked him if it is a fear of contamination issue (which he denies), but he refuses to use a washcloth. As near as I can get out of him, he isn't really cleaning himself back there at all. I have tried explaining to him that if he gets himself clean after bm, he shouldn't have to worry about "ruining a washcloth". Today I bought flushable wipes (which he refused before because "they're wet"). I have disposable gloves-should I offer them to him??? I have told him that if he doesn't let me know what is going on so we can fix this problem (he is ruining furniture and I don't want kids at school making fun of him), he will have to discuss it with and be examined by the doctor. Any suggestions? He says he isn't sore or raw, I don't know how he can't be. I read in an older post that sometimes strep can colonize the anal area-wouldn't he have discomfort?

You guys are awesome and I am sitting here thanking God for you... I am heading to town NOW to pick up the antibiotics. I will contact Dr. K in Chicago as well. By the way, the ATB that my son's pediatrition ordered for him is a Cephalosporin called Omnicef- She had her reasons for ordering it, I don't remember why, but I haven't seen this one mentioned on the forum. Should I request a differenrt one?

I am new to this forum and to the "Land of PANDAS". My 13 year old son was diagnosed with OCD last January. Previously he had been diagnosed with ADHD and PDD-NOS at age 3 1/2. Over the years the school system labeled him with ASD/Aspberger's. I wonder now if it wasn't OCD/PANDAS all along- he always had a thing about order, sameness and having to complete things. He was doing relatively well with no meds and minor accomodations being made for him at school. Anyway, my son started having issues that were different for him almost two years ago. To me, it just looked like he was in a fog with mental slowing. I thought it could be due to puberty changes and stress from transitioning to the Middle School. Later, he also had a regression in writing skills and Math. He is the one who finally shared with me that he thought he had OCD and that he had mental rituals for nearly everything. He had a bout with strep throat just prior to this but I didn't put the two together until after his recent diagnosis. He had a strep antibody test done less than a month ago at my request and it was @ 683 (normal being 0-200). The doctor prescribed a 3 week course of antibiotic but I have yet to fill it. I have worked so hard in the past to heal his leaky gut issues. He was GFCF for 4 years. He also had multiple food allergies which had to be removed from his diet as well. All this just to ask... I have some monolaurin that a doctor had ordered for him many years ago (not supposed to go bad) and I was wondering if this would be a suitable option rather than the prescription antibiotics? It has been almost 2 years since my son's last known Strep infection-the NIMH website recommends to use antibiotics only in the case of active infection. Is there anyone out there who uses natural supplements that don't destroy the beneficial bacteria in their fight against PANDAS? Does anyone know of a health care practitioner in Indiana who is up on the treatment of PANDAS? Anyone who has used Dr. Kovacevic in Chicago? I wonder if my son doesn't just need to be chelated. It had been suggested 10 years ago that he should be, as he tested positive for metals. We just never got that far. Arrrggghhhh! What to do, what to do...